"Londoners like to spend their time on the pavement, gripping glasses of amber and black nectar while swapping stories—and The Hero is the most glamorous place in W9 to do that. Come the weekend, the Maida Vale pub is buzzing with beautiful sorts who are planning their next Tuscan jaunt to get over the stress of the country staycation before it. Booking a little chesterfield banquette or the dining room upstairs for a zhuzhed-up pub lunch or dinner is the move here." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley